Black stars from the Sporting World.

Andrew Watson was the perhaps, world’s first black international football player, capped three times for Scotland between 1881 and 1882 and considered as one of the top ten most important players of the 19th century.Andrew Watson (born May 1857, Demerara, British Guiana; died in Sydney, Australia, date unknown) was the

Jack F. Leslie was a former black football player in Britain. He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921.Jack F. Leslie is a former football player. He signed for Plymouth Argyle from Barking Town in 1921. Leslie scored over 400 goals in his career, 134 of those for

Jessica Ennis is an English Athlete from the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire. Jessica was born on 28 January 1986 is one of two daughters of Vinnie Ennis and Alison Powell and has a younger sister named Carmel. Jessica is of mixed parentage, her father Vinnie was originally from Jamaica and

Article by Phil Gregory: Editor, Black Presence in Britain Website I’m in my late 30’s now and I remember the dark days of racism in English football. When I used to play in the youth leagues, it would be common to hear some father of an opposing player shout “get

BLACK HISTORY MONTH To mark Black History Month, The Africa Channel will be broadcasting some specially selected documentaries to inform, commemorate, inspire and raise debate. The UK Premiere of the intriguing five part series follows the life of Nelson Mandela, and uses his biography to tell a much broader story about the

For many in Ireland, Paul McGrath is a living legend. No player in Ireland’s history has had so many column inches written in his honour, yet the defender has always remained modest about his ability. Born in London, With an Irish mother and a Nigerian father, McGrath spent the first

Black History is full interesting images. Today advertisements such as these would be called racist adverts. This ‘Old Gold Cigarettes’ advert in Time Magazine, featuring Eddie Cantor in Blackface. 1930. You can see the Full spread Old Gold Cigarettes advertisment here It would be argued that the actor was in

Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team football for Celtic. Heron scored on his debut, a 2-1 win against Morton during the 1951-52 season and was quickly bestowed the nicknames “Black Flash” and “Black Arrow”. Giles Heron became the first Afro-Caribbean player to play first team

Open the Door for Black Coaches Submitted Article by Carla Palmer There are 92 professional football clubs in the UK and about 25% of the players are black. Despite the fact that the number of black players has continued to rise there are only two black managers. This situation is

John Conteh was born in Liverpool in 1951, to an Irish mother and Sierra Leonean father. He was raised in a rough neighbourhood, and his father encouraged him to box at the Kirkby Athletic Club when he was 10 to keep him from joining the local gangs. John excelled in